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Comment by homercles82

This robe is very nice and worth the DKP. Would I take it over the Robe of Volatile Power? Yes, especially since you are already dropping other bosses in the Molten Core and can put together the 3 piece set +dmg bonus. I would only go for the full set and reduced threat if your guild is only able to do MC and nothing higher.

Comment by skitzosmeagol

Personally I feel the Robe Of Volatile Power, are the best robes from MC, the 2% crit and nice spell damage are a must :) Just a suggestion. Sides the reduced threat from arcanist is a miniscule amount, and in the long run isn't very noticable.

Comment by Delita

Regardless of there being numerous better robes out there for a mage, these are still worthwile to pick up. Spell damage + fire resistance + big intellect. Very useful indeed.

Comment by kreghx

not really worth the set , if you go for dps you better go non-set items.

Comment by Darksbane

This robe is quite possibly one of the best robes in the game when it comes to raiding MC and BWL. The +10 fire resistance provided by this item is almost invaluable to any raiding mage. It helps out greatly for those fights what require a high amount of fire resistance, such as Ragnaros and Onyxia. It also gives an additional +23 spell damage, which is only beaten by a few select items. It also has a very nice design.

Stat-wise, this robe is very good for raiding, but not so good for other events, such as PvP. The +25 intellect is superb for increasing your mana pool, and the +19 stamina gives a very nice amount of health. It also gives a good amount of spirit, which will increase your mana regeneration.

However, if you are looking for a robe that will greatly increase your damage output, I recommend using Robe of Volatile Power (gives an additional +23 spell damage, and increases your spell critical chance rating by 28, roughly 2% in the old system). However, it does not have the intellect and fire resistance that this item does.

Happy hunting,Darksbane

Comment by Naphula

I had 7 pieces of Arcanist at level 60. The leggings never dropped for me. I still looked cool though and I would receive tells about my gear. That was back when BWL was fairly new so having the Arcanist set was still kind of awesome. I also had the champion set, which generated more /tells about how cool I looked than the /tells I've received for all my other gear sets from 60-80 combined.

Comment by SpectraKitty

I'm disappointed that i cannot find this in Auction Hall :( I wanna give it to my lv80ish mage